News Summary

• Amazon is developing a new smartphone, known internally as "Transformer" The phone is seen as a potential mobile personalisation device that can sync with home voice assistant Alexa.
• The initiative is the newest chapter in a years-long effort to bring to market Bezos' long-held vision of a ubiquitous voice-driven computing assistant akin to the voice-controlled computer in science fiction series "Star Trek" The timeline for Amazon's Transformer project is also unclear, and the people cautioned it could be scrapped if the strategy shifts or due to financial concerns.